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ZIP 17952 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 17952

K-12 nearby
23
Public
17
Private
6
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17952 (PA) is associated with Tamaqua Area School District (LEA 4223220) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 23 K-12 schools (17 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing about 8.1 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Tamaqua Area School District
LEA ID
4223220
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing8.1 miles (13.1 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton15.9 miles (25.5 km)4yr-public
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-private
  • Albright College28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute28.7 miles (46.2 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Luzerne County Community College30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-public
  • Cedar Crest College30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
  • Muhlenberg College30.9 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown32.9 miles (53.0 km)2yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes University34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
  • King's College35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
  • Moravian University36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-public
  • Lehigh University37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-public
  • DeSales University38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
  • Misericordia University41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lafayette College44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bucknell University45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Scranton49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton50.4 miles (81.1 km)2yr-private
  • Elizabethtown College50.4 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary50.9 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc51.2 miles (82.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office51.7 miles (83.1 km)4yr-public
  • Marywood University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson College52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-public
  • Warren County Community College54.5 miles (87.6 km)2yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
  • Immaculata University56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • Keystone College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-public
  • Gwynedd Mercy University57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College59.7 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-public
  • Eastern University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York61.5 miles (99.0 km)2yr-private
  • Villanova University62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
  • Messiah University64.0 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Warminster64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-private
  • Centenary University64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College64.8 miles (104.3 km)2yr-public
  • Westminster Theological Seminary64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York65.0 miles (104.7 km)4yr-public
  • Haverford College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-public
  • Arcadia University65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University65.8 miles (106.0 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College66.5 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

Grades
Tamaqua Area MSpublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Tamaqua Area SHSpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Tamaqua El Schpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Mahanoy Area JSHSpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Mahanoy Area El Schpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ST JEROME REGIONAL SCHOOLprivate——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Blue Mountain MSpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Blue Mountain El East Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Blue Mountain HSpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campuspublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Shenandoah Valley El Schpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHSpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Lengel MSpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
West Penn Twp El Schpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNINGprivate——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17952

What school district is ZIP code 17952 in?
ZIP 17952 (PA) maps to Tamaqua Area School District (LEA ID 4223220) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17952?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17952 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17952 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher13.5%
High school52.8%
Less than HS9.8%
School districtTamaqua Area School District